South Korea will close downtown Seoul on Saturday for the comeback concert of k-pop group BTS. An estimated 260,000 fans are expected there, reports the news agency Reuters.
In addition, millions of people are expected to watch the concert at the historic Gwanghwamun Square live on Netflix. Comeback Live The broadcast started at 1 pm Finnish time.
Seoul police have closed streets and erected fences and metal detectors around the square. Crowds started to gather at the place already on Friday.
The security arrangements are under special pressure because nearly 160 people were trampled to death in the Itaewon nightclub area at a Halloween party in 2022. Also terrorist threat considered possible.
BTS performed in Seoul local time on Saturday night.
Fans were waiting near the concert venue on Saturday before the start of the show.
People pass through a checkpoint on the day of a concert in Seoul.
Hour long concert is also the band’s return from a break of a few years. BTS has released a new one in the same connection Arirangalbum. Almost four million copies were sold on the day of its release.
The world’s most internationally successful k-pop group BTS released their first song in 2013. The group went on hiatus in 2022 so that its seven members could complete military service in South Korea.
The band will start a world tour in April. The biggest k-pop tour in history, which also extends to Europe, will last until 2027. According to Reuters, in terms of expected income, the tour may draw comparisons, for example Taylor Swiftin and Coldplay’s recent hugely popular tours.
Not all those who wanted got tickets to the concert itself. A group of fans gathered outside the concert venue on Saturday.
The police patrol with dogs outside the concert venue.
Live streaming was going on while people were waiting for the gig to start.
Access to the venue of the gig, i.e. Gwanghwamun Square, will be restricted. The picture is from Friday.
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